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Round-table talks−183−Synthesiology - English edition Vol.4 No.3 (2012) problems in all three systems including the system of hardware, the system of interaction between hardware and humans, and the system of human groups of how people should respond including politics. In that sense, it is very important to extract the issues as systems and to take measures accordingly. Systems science and technology exists for problem solvingAkamatsuWhat is the background for bringing up systems science and technology at JST? Why systems science and technology now? KimuraI think you can call today the “age of systems”. Currently, we are struggling within our systems. Therefore, I thought it was important to lay a path as a science here. If you consider “systems technology” as the tool to analyze, design, and implement the systems and “systems science” as the organization into universal science of artifacts, systems science and technology is the way to construct and develop a large-scale system in a complex society. KobayashiThat means that systems science and technology is science and technology to solve problems. In Synthesiology, we set the objective, write the scenario to achieve the objective, and select the synthesis methods to achieve the objective. It is not simply a combination of elements. I think that is the characteristic of science in this field. On the other hand, Dr. Kimura and Dr. AkamatsuI think the systems science and technology that Dr. Kimura is promoting is close to Synthesiology in the sense that both aim for full utilization of science and technology in society. I would like to ask about the systems science and technology, the relationship between Synthesiology and systems technology, and the technology needed to solve the future social issues.KobayashiAlthough the evaluations of the East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident have not been completed at this point, and it seems too early to address them in this discussion, I think they heavily reflect the problems of systems.KimuraAlthough it is not clear how much of the facts is known at this point, one of the issues raised was robots. There were projects (1983~1990) for advanced robots for hazardous environment in the fields of oceanography, space, disaster, and nuclear power. The question is “Was the reason why these robots were not deployed because of some technological problem or human problem?” The researches are gravitated toward elemental technologies. It has become clear that “such things can be done” is not enough, and this is one example where the systems technology is important.KobayashiIn the nuclear power plant accident, I think there were Research and development of systems science and technologySynthesiology Editorial BoardThe Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS) of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) established the Systems Science Section to review what should be promoted in the area of systems science and technology. As the research disciplines are becoming finely segmented, systems aim to achieve integration, and there is a common theme shared with Synthesiology. We interviewed Principal Fellow Hidenori Kimura who leads the Systems Science Section.[Translation from Synthesiology, Vol.4, No.3, p.176-181 (2011)]Hidenori KimuraNaoto KobayashiMotoyuki AkamatsuPrincipal Fellow, CRDS-JSTAIST (Senior Executive Editor, Synthesiology)AIST (Executive Editor, Synthesiology)Participants of the roundtable discussion

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